'Frozen' soundtrack ices Beyonce again on Billboard album chart

Reuters Staff

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The soundtrack to the Walt Disney Co. animated film “Frozen” topped the weekly Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday for the second consecutive week, again holding off Beyonce.

“Frozen” sold 86,000 copies last week, down from 165,000 the previous week, edging R&B singer Beyonce’s self-titled album, which sold 79,000 copies last week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.

Billboard said “Frozen” is the first soundtrack to claim the top spot for consecutive weeks since “Dreamgirls” in 2007.

The soundtrack has been helped by the film’s box office popularity, Billboard said, citing sources. The film has grossed $319 million at the domestic box office since its November release.

Rapper Kid Ink’s “My Own Lane” was the lone debut album to enter the top 10 this week, placing at No. 3 with 50,000 in sales.

Rapper Eminem dropped a spot to fourth as 36,000 copies of his “Marshall Mathers LP2” were sold last week, while New Zealand teen singer-songwriter Lorde’s “Pure Heroine” held at No. 5 with 33,000 in sales.